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Originally Posted by jason_els  ....Every pilot should learn how to glide! |
They do!
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Originally Posted by jason_els I hope they find the root cause of this and are able to discover how to fix it should it happen again. I take it the 777 is completely fly-by-wire? The throttle doesn't actually mechanically change the flow of fuel? |
Yes, as stated by others it's decoupled. Many modern commerial aircraft use this methodology.